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More Japan historical sites found vandalised
Published on 12/04/2015
» NARA, JAPAN - Two more temples and a shrine in Nara prefecture were reported on Saturday to have been vandalised, the latest in a string of incidents of religious and historical sites being marked up with an oily liquid.
Not your normal pedestrian bridge
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/04/2015
» Watch the video. Is it as dangerous as it looks?
N. Korea draws over 600 foreign runners
Published on 12/04/2015
» PYONGYANG — About 650 foreigners, running to the cheers of North Korean spectators, took part Sunday in an annual marathon in the capital Pyongyang, just a month after the country's lifting of a month-long travel ban over Ebola fears.
Japan, China, S. Korea target 30m visitors
Published on 12/04/2015
» TOKYO — Tourism ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed Sunday to boost visitor numbers between the three neighbors to 30 million people in 2020 from about 20 million in 2014.
Bangkok Bank event tees off this month
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 12/04/2015
» The Bangkok Bank Golf Tournament 2015 will kick off its season at Muang Kaew Golf Club later this month.
Colsaerts in three-way battle after three rounds
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 12/04/2015
» Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts shot a five-under-par 66 in the third round yesterday for a three-way lead at the Singha Classic in Nakhon Nayok.
Samui and Bangkok blasts 'may be linked'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/04/2015
» Authorities are working on the theory that the Central Festival Samui bombing which injured seven people was the work of southern insurgents, but have not ruled out a connection to recent blasts in Bangkok.
Tourists have mixed reaction to explosion
News, Published on 12/04/2015
» A mix of fear and calm swept through tourists on Koh Samui on Saturday in the wake of Friday's explosion.
Maid's lawyer seeks new team for 'slave' probe
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/04/2015
» The lawyer of the Ethiopian maid at the centre of slavery allegations against the World Health Organisation’s representative to Thailand will ask police to put a new team on the case.
Three flights to Japan cancelled
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 12/04/2015
» At least three Thai-registered charter flights have been cancelled after Japanese aviation authorities failed to approve their entry into the country.